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By Meredith P. Garretson | PBS NewsHour Starting Sept. 7, the PBS NewsHour is expanding its family, adding a “PBS NewsHour Weekend” newscast on Saturdays and Sundays. The 30-minute show will be anchored by veteran NewsHour correspondent and director of digital partnerships, Hari Sreenivasan. The program will be produced by New York PBS member station [...]

From PBS NewsHour: Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Dr. Albert Pendleton who was one of the first doctors on the scene of the explosions that killed three people and injured several others near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday.

Watch Obama: Anyone Responsible for Bombs Will Be Held Accountable on PBS. From PBS NewsHour: After the explosions, President Barack Obama spoke at the White House about the events in Boston, the spirit of its citizens and the state holiday Patriots’ Day. Stephen Murphy of the Boston City Council offers an eyewitness account to Gwen [...]

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